Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
Woofie, for US they are annuals... my sister-in-law in Florida has a jalapeno plant that I sent home with her as a seedling, still growing (outside) after at least 4 (maybe 5? we can't remember for sure) years!
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer C/F temp conversion